After UN adoption, controversial cybercrime treaty’s next steps could prove vital
Forty nations have to ratify the treaty for it to enter into force, and they have some leeway on how to implement it.
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HackerOne urges U.S. to advocate for research protections in UN cybercrime treaty
The company responsible for bug bounty platforms warns in a letter to top U.S. officials that the treaty’s vague language could undermine ethical security research.
Predator spyware resurfaces with signs of activity, Recorded Future says
Sanctions and public exposure might have driven Intellexa into silence for months, but that doesn’t mean its Predator spyware is gone for good.
Inside Poland’s groundbreaking effort to reckon with spyware abuses
Poland was once a “dark spot” on spyware abuse, but a probe, victim notifications and more has made it a potential model for other nations.
‘Large volume’ of data stolen from UN agency after ransomware attack
The attack is just the latest in a string targeting the multilateral body in recent years.
Microsoft joins a growing chorus of organizations criticizing a UN cybercrime treaty
Critics say the draft version of the global treaty backed by China and Russia could be used to persecute security researchers and activists.
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UN to begin new phase of negotiations on cybercrime treaty, alarming human rights activists
A U.N. cybercrime treaty could give global governments new — and what many human rights defenders call worrisome — powers to prosecute cybercrimes.
UN experts join growing calls for moratorium on surveillance technology
The call follows mounting evidence of surveillance technology being used in human rights abuses.
Possible Chinese hackers pose as UN, human rights group to eavesdrop on beleaguered Uyghur population
It's just the newest digital woe for the Turkic-speaking ethnic group.
UN cybercrime proposal could help autocrats stifle free speech, rights group says
Many cybercrime laws aren't really about cybercrime.